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Chapter 497 Why (Third update, please give me a monthly ticket)
The next night, when Duke Anguo Du Xinran was about to leave the military camp, he was stopped.

He tried his best not to emit any breath and was protected by two magicians of the seventh level throughout the process to avoid alerting anyone. However, he was still stopped when he was crossing the fence.

That was Wang Chenghua, the commander of the Demon Extermination Bureau of the Imperial City. He was wearing a large golden armor, frowning slightly, and standing in front of Anguo Duke Du Xinran.

"What are you planning to do, Duke An? Tomorrow morning, we have to rush to Heyue City to eliminate the local demons."

The commander of the Demon Extermination Bureau, Wang Chenghua, was under the command of the commander of the Assassination Bureau, Lin Hao. Following his orders, he led the various departments to the northern part of Jingzhou to hunt down the high-ranking members of the Demon Cult and search for the sacred objects stolen by the Demon Cult. At the same time, he cooperated with the Divine Supervision Bureau to arrest local corrupt officials on the charge of "collaborating with demons" and to wipe out all the local demons.

Commander Lin believed that the reason why the Holy Church of Light was so popular in the local area was because corruption was rampant in the Jingzhou officialdom and politics was based on bribery, which led to heavy tax burdens in the local area, making it unbearable for a large number of people and causing them to frequently become demonic.

The rampant demons in the area further increased taxation, creating a vicious cycle that forced the people to turn to the Holy Church of Light, which became a common practice.

Therefore, the rise of the local demon cult was the result of the deliberate connivance and tolerance of evil by the officials of Jingzhou. They must have colluded with the demon cult to force good people to become demons and thus overthrow the Song Dynasty. Therefore, they must be arrested and brought to Beijing for interrogation by the Divine Supervision Bureau and a detailed investigation.

Wang Chenghua, the commander of the Demon Extermination Bureau, felt that this reason was ridiculous. It was okay to say that these Jingzhou officials were greedy, but to say that they were colluding with the Demon Cult was a joke.

However, Lin Hao has the authorization of the Divine Envoy Supervisor, and officials below the third rank can execute first and report later.

Moreover, the Holy Church of Light has completely angered God, and he is determined to destroy it!

The rampant demonic cult in Jingzhou wasn't caused by the negligence and indulgence of local officials. Could it be that it was caused by the mismanagement of officials in the government? Someone has to take responsibility, right?

It is said that Lin Hao reported the matter to the Divine Envoy Supervisor, and the Divine Envoy Supervisor approved his report in just half an hour.

Wang Chenghua was also happy to see this happen. He had served in the Imperial City Office for more than 200 years. Although he was not an honest official, he was absolutely jealous of evil.

The Demon Extermination Bureau is responsible for clearing out all the demons above the fifth realm in the world. In recent years, great demons have appeared frequently in the northern part of Jingzhou, and they are all at the upper, king, and even royal levels, resulting in heavy casualties among his subordinates. More than 100 brothers have died in battle this year alone. How could Wang Chenghua not hate them?

The local officials are really too greedy. Their desires are insatiable and their greed is boundless. They want to squeeze oil out of their bones.

What's more, this kind of sweep, confiscation of property and extermination of families is also a highly profitable business.

Commander Lin is very good at dealing with people, which allows the entire Imperial City Bureau, as well as the cooperating Jinwu Guards, Yulin Guards, and the Three Law Departments headed by the Ministry of Justice, from top to bottom, to gain a lot of benefits.

Although this person did not say it explicitly, everyone did not know why at first, but after they completed the first house search, they understood the truth. Then all parties cooperated tacitly and collected evidence very diligently, hoping to make these cases into ironclad cases.

Therefore, Wang Chenghua was very concerned about Lin Hao's request, and he was willing to do good to this "powerful but not famous" prince.

Lin Hao asked him to keep an eye on Duke Anguo Du Xinran, believing that this man was likely colluding with the demons from outside the domain, so he would try his best to keep an eye on him.

As for the real reason, Wang Chenghua didn't care and was too lazy to delve into it.

Du Xinran felt a little depressed when he saw this. He knew that Lin Hao would definitely be on guard against him and would not let him return to Beijing easily.

It will be very troublesome if Wang Chenghua discovers their whereabouts. Luo Wangshu will track them down and will definitely not let them go.

Their Du family can only completely rely on the protection of the emperor, and then use the help of the extraterritorial demons to resist Luo Wangshu's revenge.

And the current situation is that if they hide their head, they will be cut by the knife, and if they stick their head out, they will also be cut by the knife. Only by killing Lin Hao can their family at least have some chance of survival.

Du Xinran held his knife in his hand. "Commander Wang, I've received a warning from my tribe. They've encountered an Eight Realm Great Demon 2,700 miles to the south and are in dire straits. They've asked me for help. I'm going to help them now. Are you trying to stop me?"

"The Great Demon of the Eight Realms? Do you have any solid evidence? Why don't you ask me?"

Wang Chenghua raised his head and glared at Du Xinran: "You are the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guards, a Second Rank General of the Imperial Army. You know the consequences of leaving the camp without orders when a battle is imminent."

Du Xinran narrowed his eyes, thinking, "Where can I get any concrete evidence? Even if I did, how could I prove it? How long would it take to ask you for your approval?"

He gripped the knife tighter, his eyes flashing with Li Ze: "Commander Wang, are you trying to stop me?"

Wang Chenghua sneered at the words and stepped aside. Lin Hao had only asked him to keep an eye on this person, pass on the message in time, and try to stop him.

Wang Chenghua thought he had completed Lin Hao's instructions - apart from that, Wang Chenghua would not do more. He would not be stupid enough to take risks for Lin Hao.

"I have a warning to you. Commander Lin issued a warning order an hour ago, notifying all demon-suppressing armies. He has received reliable intelligence that the extraterritorial demons are carrying out a major operation around Luojing today. He has strictly ordered all personnel of the Imperial City Department and all generals not to leave without permission, nor to act alone. Otherwise, they will bear the consequences—"

Before Wang Chenghua finished speaking, Du Xinran had already taken off into the air with a few close subordinates. After flying out of the fence, they disappeared into the night. Only Wang Chenghua's voice echoed in the nearby void.

Wang Chenghua shook his head slightly. He had already said everything he needed to say, and no matter what happened next, it had nothing to do with him.

Du Xinran didn't listen to what Wang Chenghua said at all. When he heard the words "Commander Lin", he knew that this was one of Lin Hao's means to prevent him from returning to Beijing.

After he snorted lightly, he sped up his escape and soon arrived at an empty valley.

There was actually an invisible escort satellite parked here, which gradually appeared after Du Xinran arrived.

Du Xinran and several of his subordinates flew in like a shadow, and the escort satellite ship then took off into the air and flew straight towards the capital.

Tianji Star also has many flying magic weapons, but except for the top-level flying chariots, flying boats, etc. held by the gods' messengers, the speed of the remaining magic weapons is far inferior to that of the extraterritorial demons' escort satellites.

Since the destination was in Luojing, and there were heavy troops and important generals gathered within 10,000 miles around it, they did not dare to use quantum migration, which would cause more noise. However, the starship still approached Luojing City in just fifteen minutes.

Along the way, they also joined three elite groups of the Du family, bringing the number of seventh and eighth realm people on the ship to nearly twenty.

Lin Hao thought that he could just transfer them out of Luojing, but he didn't know that at this critical moment of life and death, they would have no time to care about any military tactics.
Du Xinran looked coldly at the capital city ahead through the video projection, the fighting spirit and murderous intent in his heart surging to the extreme.

The possibility of Blood Knife Lady, who is controlled by the 'Heavenly Heart Control Spell', killing Lin Hao is only 40% at most.

He must return to the capital to ensure that Lin Hao's coffin is nailed firmly shut tonight.

At this moment, Du Xinran heard a slightly old voice behind him.

"Duke Anguo Du Xinran! That should be them."

"The appearance is correct, the skills are correct, his subordinates are all here, and the information is correct! We can start!" The voice behind was young, strong, and as hard as iron.

Immediately following, a female electronic voice rang out from within the ship: "Quantum migration begins! Coordinates X44514, Y34231, Z55514, distance 323000 kilometers—"

"What's going on?" Du Xinran's face changed drastically, and he was puzzled as to what had happened.
He knew about the quantum migration of the demon, which was said to be a magical power that could bypass the "sky curtain". The question was, how could this starship suddenly perform quantum migration?
Du Xinran discovered that there was something wrong with the expressions of the Tianmo crew members sitting in front of him. Not only did they have dull eyes, but they also looked mechanical and rigid.

"It's an illusion!"

At this moment, the escort satellite they were on suddenly shook violently.

Du Xinran felt a flash before his eyes, and when he recovered, the scene in the observation window of the bridge in front of him had changed.

Du Xinran then saw a dazzling sword light, which not only split the escort satellite into two, but also split him in half.

Du Xinran's pupils also contracted sharply at this moment, just because he saw a person.

The man was wearing the uniform of a four-star marshal of the extraterritorial demon. He was a handsome man with delicate features and an imposing bearing.

Du Xinran recognized this person. He was the wanted criminal on the Song Dynasty Heavenly Ranking—Li Jianglong, one of the great demons among the extraterritorial demons!
Above the Imperial List of the Great Song Dynasty is the Heavenly List, and this Li Jianglong ranks third!

The question was, why did this person want to kill him? He, Du Xinran, had already completely surrendered to the demon, without any reservations.

Why is that?
Before Du Xinran could think clearly, his consciousness completely collapsed, and his entire body and soul were shattered into tiny points of light.

(End of this chapter)